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Watt Street, Ferryhill

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DL17 8PJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£34,375
14 sales
Price range
£14k – £76k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jan 2025
DL17 8PJ

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At a glance

House prices£34k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 41 min walkBishop Auckland station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

14 property sales on Watt Street, Ferryhill have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 Jan 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £34,375. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Watt Street range from £14,000 to £75,999. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Watt Street compared

DL17 postcode area£122,790
Ferryhill£122,790
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watt Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DL17 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £22,475 (2 sales)2016£22k2017: £24,250 (2 sales)2017£24k2018: £28,550 (2 sales)2018£29k2019: £33,200 (1 sales)2019£33k2020: £31,000 (3 sales)2020£31k2021: £47,000 (1 sales)2021£47k2023: £40,750 (2 sales)2023£41k2025: £75,999 (1 sales)2025£76k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£34,37530 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Watt Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 23 Oct 2025£39,999 TerracedFreehold
13, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 26 Feb 2025£35,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 30 Jan 2025£75,999 TerracedFreehold
35, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 22 Nov 2024£43,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 9 Feb 2024£42,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 5 Sep 2023£55,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 21 Jun 2023£26,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 21 Apr 2023£22,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 26 May 2022£58,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 24 May 2022£45,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 29 Apr 2022£44,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 4 Apr 2022£53,500 TerracedFreehold
42, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 26 Oct 2021£47,000 OtherFreehold
35, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 5 Mar 2021£28,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 20 Jan 2021£47,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 11 Dec 2020£21,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 4 Dec 2020£36,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 26 Jun 2020£34,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 5 Jun 2020£38,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 18 Oct 2019£33,200 TerracedFreehold
3, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 20 Jun 2018£28,600 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 19 Jan 2018£28,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 4 Oct 2017£26,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 4 Oct 2017£22,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 5 Apr 2017£15,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 28 Mar 2017£31,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 24 Mar 2017£18,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 22 Nov 2016£14,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Watt Street DL17 8PJ 22 Sep 2016£30,950 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
35, Watt Street £28,000 (Mar 2021) → £43,000 (Nov 2024) → £75,999 (Jan 2025) +171%
over 4 yrs
15, Watt Street £30,950 (Sep 2016) → £28,500 (Jan 2018) → £33,200 (Oct 2019) → £34,000 (Jun 2020) → £45,500 (May 2022) → £55,000 (Sep 2023) +78%
over 7 yrs
33, Watt Street £15,000 (Apr 2017) → £22,000 (Oct 2017) → £22,000 (Apr 2023) → £26,500 (Jun 2023) +77%
over 6 yrs
3, Watt Street £14,000 (Nov 2016) → £28,600 (Jun 2018) → £44,000 (Apr 2022) +214%
over 5 yrs
11, Watt Street £36,000 (Dec 2020) → £47,000 (Jan 2021) → £53,500 (Apr 2022) +49%
over 1 yr
42, Watt Street £31,000 (Mar 2017) → £38,000 (Jun 2020) → £47,000 (Oct 2021) +52%
over 5 yrs
20, Watt Street £18,000 (Mar 2017) → £26,500 (Oct 2017) +47%
over under a year

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Schools near Watt Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School 181 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.1 mi
Ferryhill School 727 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
The Woodlands 330 pupils Pupil referral unit 6–16 Report 0.7 mi
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School 246 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy 248 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School 91 pupils Nursery 0–5 Report 1.3 mi
North Park Primary School 243 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Aycliffe Secure Centre Secure units 10–17 Report 1.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Bishop Auckland station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 41 min walk
  • Shildon station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dean Bank Hackworth St (SW-bound, Merrington Road) 2 min walk
  • Dean Bank Hackworth St (NE-bound, Merrington Road) 2 min walk
  • Dean Bank Newcomen Street (NE-bound, Merrington Road) 2 min walk
  • Dean Bank Youth Club (SW-bound, Merrington Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ferryhill And Chilton Medical Practice
    The Surgery, Durham Road, Ferryhill · 0.3 mi
  • St Andrew's Medical Practice
    Sensier House, St. Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor · 1.6 mi
  • Bishops Close Medical Practice
    Spennymoor Health Centre, Bishops Close, Spennymoor · 1.6 mi
  • West Cornforth Medical Centre
    Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ferryhill · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Ferryhill Local · 0.8 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar Chilton Way · 1.5 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Spennymoor Superstore · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Higginbottom Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ferryhill Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Avenue - Clyde Terrace · 1.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned37.8%62.5%
Private rented44.8%20.3%
Social rented17.4%17.1%
Households674

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+17.2%18.6%
Residents1,220

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Watt Street

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White94.3%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.3%0.9%

Religion

HereDurham
No religion50.9%38.6%
Christian39.6%54.6%
Not answered5.4%5.1%
Muslim2.6%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.2%
Hindu0.5%0.2%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK90%95.6%
Born outside the UK10%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications27.7%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.8%26.7%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%14.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%19.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%9.5%
Apprenticeship7%6.2%
Other qualifications3.8%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health35.8%43%
Good health31.3%33.9%
Fair health21.7%15.6%
Bad health8.8%5.8%
Very bad health2.4%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
No cars or vans in household47.9%24.1%
1 car or van in household36.9%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household12.8%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Durham.

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